11-letter words containing do
- pseudo-code — a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.
- pseudoedema — effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
- pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
- pseudologue — a person who suffers from pseudologia
- pseudomonad — any of various bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas
- pseudomonas — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas, certain species of which are pathogenic for plants and animals.
- pseudomorph — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
- pseudophone — an instrument for producing illusory auditory localization by changing the relationship between the receptor and the actual direction of the sound.
- pseudopodal — (of protozoans) belonging to the former division Pseudopoda
- pseudopodia — pseudopod.
- pseudoprime — A backgammon prime (six consecutive occupied points) with one point missing. This term is an esoteric pun derived from a mathematical method that, rather than determining precisely whether a number is prime (has no divisors), uses a statistical technique to decide whether the number is "probably" prime. A number that passes this test is called a pseudoprime. The hacker backgammon usage stems from the idea that a pseudoprime is almost as good as a prime: it does the job of a prime until proven otherwise, and that probably won't happen.
- pseudoscope — an optical instrument for producing an image in which the depth or relief of an object is reversed.
- pseudoscopy — the use of a pseudoscope.
- pteridology — the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.
- put down as — If you put someone or something down as a particular type of person or thing, you consider that they are that thing.
- put down to — ascribe to
- puy de dôme — a mountain in central France. 4805 feet (1465 meters).
- puy-de-dome — a mountain in central France. 4805 feet (1465 meters).
- quantum dot — (physics) (Or "single-electron transistor") A location capable of containing a single electrical charge; i.e., a single electron of Coulomb charge. Physically, quantum dots are nanometer-size semiconductor structures in which the presence or absence of a quantum electron can be used to store information. See also: quantum cell, quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
- raccoon dog — a small wild dog of the genus Nyctereutes, common in Asia, resembling a raccoon in coat and coloration.
- rain shadow — a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
- rallentando — slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction).
- random line — a trial survey line run from a station toward a predetermined point that cannot be seen from the station.
- random walk — Statistics. the path taken by a point or quantity that moves in steps, where the direction of each step is determined randomly.
- rear window — the window at the back of a motor vehicle
- red dogwood — a Eurasian dogwood, Cornus sanguinea, having greenish-white flowers and dark-red branches.
- redoubtable — that is to be feared; formidable.
- rejoneadora — a female bullfighter who rides horseback during a fight and spears the bull with lances
- rhabdocoele — any member of the turbellarian flatworm order Neorhabdocoela, comprising both freshwater and marine species, having a simple saclike digestive system.
- rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
- rhabdomyoma — a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.
- rhabdovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.
- rhododaphne — a shrub with narrow, poisonous evergreen leaves and attractive pink flowers, also known as oleander or rosebay
- rhynchodont — having a toothed beak
- rodomontade — vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk.
- root doctor — herb doctor.
- rope-a-dope — a method of tiring out a boxing opponent by pretending to be trapped on the ropes while the opponent expends energy on punches that are blocked
- rose window — a circular window decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center.
- running dog — Disparaging. a person or institution subservient to counterrevolutionary interests. a manipulable, servile follower; lackey: to be reviled as a running dog of the colonialists.
- salvadorian — El Salvador.
- san domingo — Santo Domingo (defs 2, 3).
- sand dollar — any of various flat, disklike sea urchins, as Mellita testudinata or Echinarachnius parma, that live on sandy bottoms off the coasts of the U.S.
- sarcoidosis — a disease of unknown cause, characterized by granulomatous tubercles of the skin, lymph nodes, lungs, eyes, and other structures.
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- sash window — A sash window is a window which consists of two frames placed one above the other. The window can be opened by sliding one frame over the other.
- saucer dome — a dome having the form of a segment of a sphere, with the center well below the springing line; a shallow dome, as in Roman or Byzantine architecture.
- scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
- screen door — A screen door is a door made of fine netting which is on the outside of the main door of a house. It is used to keep insects out when the main door is open.
- service dog — a dog trained to assist a person with a disability that is not related to vision or hearing.